# GraphQL Yoga vs TypeGraphQL

| Attribute | GraphQL Yoga | TypeGraphQL |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.4 (76% (high)) | 58.1 (67% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 6 | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 873 | 7,054 |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,527 | 8,091 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,794,908 | 692,968 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A fully-featured, open-source GraphQL server offering extensive built-in capabilities like federation support, caching, rate limiting, and error masking. Designed to be self-hostable and extensible through plugins for production deployments. | A Node.js framework that allows developers to define GraphQL schemas entirely in TypeScript using class-based type definitions and decorators. It provides automatic validation, authorization support, dependency injection, and eliminates the need to maintain separate schema definitions and type files. |
| features.capabilities | `{"role":"server","caching":true,"language":"JavaScript/TypeScript","federation":true,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"type_generation":true}` | `{"role":"server","caching":false,"language":"TypeScript","federation":false,"managed_cloud":false,"self_hostable":true,"subscriptions":true,"auth_directives":true,"schema_approach":"code_first","type_generation":true,"db_introspection":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 6 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apollo Federation"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"StatsD"},{"name":"New Relic"},{"name":"GraphQL Modules"},{"name":"Hive"},{"name":"GraphQL Armor"},{"name":"GraphQL Codegen"}]` | `[{"name":"Apollo Server"},{"name":"Azure Functions"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"TypeORM"},{"name":"class-validator"},{"name":"graphql-yoga"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://the-guild.dev/graphql/yoga-server","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:35:45.267Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, free to use","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://typegraphql.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:34:06.351Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | 51 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40graphql-yoga%2Ftyped-event-target&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=type-graphql&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"LOW"}` |

## Capabilities (GraphQL Tools)

| Capability | GraphQL Yoga | TypeGraphQL |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Role | Server | Server |
| Primary language | JavaScript/TypeScript | TypeScript |
| **Modelling** |  |  |
| Schema approach | - | Code-first |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Federation / subgraph composition | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Realtime** |  |  |
| Real-time subscriptions | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Response / edge caching | ✓ | ✗ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| Typed code generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Automation** |  |  |
| Generates API from a database | - | ✗ |
| **Security** |  |  |
| Built-in authz / permissions | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Official hosted offering | - | ✗ |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:02:53.616Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*